the drum is banging whist dryer the clothes. the shaft at the rear is in tact but the support bearings at the front allow the drum to fall slightly and i believe they have worn. how many is there and what type. i have read there are short ones and long ones. how many of each are in the dryer so i can replace these.

paul, June 2009

thanks for the replies guys but.............................all rivets are tight onto inner drum with no play. the belt is ok as i took the top lid off and examined it very thoroughly for any signs of wear or tears etc. i ran the drum with the top lid off and using a plastic card, i held the front of the drum up and the banging noise stopped..when i let it go again, the banging started..

paul, June 2009

Check the shaft where it connects to the drum as the rivets come loose and allow the inner drum to move around and bang.shine a torch into the drum at the back in the centre and check how secure the 3 rivet heads are to the drum.any play will cause problems.

ck, June 2009

change the belt around the drum it's prob starting to split

johnny hotpoint, June 2009